The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
4 TRIP TO MANHATTAN BEACH,
Hot Work to Get CeoI-siahts en- the Way
TIE Psnerama by tho See,

Inc Sun Deaf lt9 UOTTlu rbyS upon bne bUoHo
and brick OF the metropolis. There was but
little breeze indoors, and we determined to
seek It by the sea-
We called messenger to carry a note Of In
vitation to q friend to accompany us TO the
more genial cline Of Manhattan Beach.
The boy arrived in all stupidity and sailed
forth with our message in his breast pocket
and our instructions unheoded by his ear.
Between drops OF Precipitation we arrayed
ourselves In virgin white. the inevitable broad
banded sailor hat pinned on our heada la Sixth
avenue. We were going In for an afternoon Of
comfort, like one OF the Coney Island regulars
Jingle went the door bell, which we answered.
armed for tho fray with parasol and fan and
eager to greet the personal response to our
invitation.
Alas! IL proved to be only the returned mos
senger with sardonlc grin.
Couldn't find the place" he Rrumbled, polk
ing the torn envelope in our hand.
Who opened this 2" we asked. with frowning
mien.
"A woman. who said that was her last name"
did she tell you her first !" We felt provoked
to inquire but the dignity Of ohagrin made US
severely send the little imp about his business
and ring for another Of his kind.
Can you deliver this p we inquired, when
he arrived.
Possessing superior educational accomplish
speeded HE return with an affirmative reply
Twenty-Five cents will make the average
messenger boy read any ohirography.
Again that wretched boy, messenger No. 1,
jerked tho bell and triumphantly informed us
that wo owed the company twenty-one cents
additional for his mistake.
You. are lucky to be allowed to keep the
original sum" we cried In disgust rs we
in u semi: wilted condition for what the young
woman Of the shops calls the Isle of Coney. It
was our first Sunday attempt, to stem the tide
that seward won't and it will be our final one.
clothes and women with bundles, we encoun-
Cling girls with their lovers. kitchen maids on a
and slim ones with bundles indeed; but not Of
dry goods. These bundles were animated. and
Y was unnecessary to press 9, spring to mako
them cry. They aeened u well spring OF cease.
humanity hun their doloiul tune Of spite against
the world before they had felt it's real sting.
The big blonde across the car had evidently
iew inches OF linen cambria which had her
Whistler or not this wac her last name. as the
note. We could only conjecture. She locked
we tried yainly to place her., The diamonds
ee Of h not
We pushed and jammed in the surge OF the
crowd ut South Ferry. 1t sounded like the
Ing throng K. group OF typical New York
roughs stood BY the stairway. keenly cycling
their chance mid the crush. Their eyes glared
rabble took the Sea Beach route because 1t
was trihe cheaper.
ocrntfc, gathering. Unkind as we'll. perhaps.
sons Of toll. For, them the crush. the odors:
cheap fare and only chance outing. But tho
breeze laves their brow with as cooling touch.
and for them comes as sweetly tho oceans
For the rich are grand hotels and palace cars.
but for once they meet on equal ground the
poor en- route to tho boat for Bay Ridge
vastly funny-the homogeneous crowd. It was
like q Chinese puzzle. one could not tit the
was o millionaire and there a. tradesman:
yonder q woman OF fashion, and tripping In
her wake a chorus singer,
forge, me-nots wreathed in the fots Of lace
above he!r, yellow hair She carried q parasol
Sc Sss h Ssr ha perfect
STons St SHs s ihe this shsas
time. She had caught a swell who pranced in
fine striped English tweed by her eide. He
with champagne and the choice bits on the
menu. The laco and tho flowers told for the
day, but likely the mans admiration. like the
lives Of some women Of, the stage, giving
yond the woarisome routine Of the theatre.
Weknow that face with its clear-cut fea-
lures and fun OF fir hair , II flashed upon
the Casino. Ne recalled It simple AND gay
without the rouge and the footlight smile. 4
was then the laughing face of q child, well
n n home. n
theatre dazzied tho school girls brain and nc al
lured her from the ease OF home to the toll OF
Another fs OF the Casino force rolled by. 1t
was Pauline Hall In all the glory OF dainty sum.
thosc Of ces hsS
from ears and fingers and Caught tho lace ut
her throat: They have accumulated rapidly In
OF making tho most show OF them. with Il soil
taire doing duty as ring or the ,. centre OF
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themselves in such queer clothes. Flame color
are mixed with barbarous blues: Ono and oil
5hess sgs b pSlt v Rena
Ing fashion OF u season ago with extremists,
and has caught on with their initial or5 now.
The sleeves. too, commend one to the time
honorcd coat sleeve with its outline of shnpely
arms These others arc copied from gowns in
shop windows and along the promenade;
loose, shape les; mass. they hang from shoulder
rich material which adornsd the bellies OF yo
olden times, and may sometimes be seen in the
costumes OF the elegant women of the stage.
The tie-bacS of steels Is more ridiculous, still,
giving tho wcarers the look of q cancels lump
In the wrong place. Outside, OF Paris oniy,a
lew frocks are properly steeled. These should
extend only far enough front for the points OF
each ono to meet when tied together, and the
third steel when used should be inserted In the
form of "a bow. Most skirts are not allowed to
be sufficiently long for these stGels and the
hustle worn under them Is too largs. The
desirable to reduce tho sizo OF the waist. These
linus may DO of service to the would-be fash
ionable drcssers who frequent Coney Island.
Seated ut \ table along tho promenade, we
watch the human panorama shifting by.
There is ample time between courses, Tor tho
soup and tho pudding do not cultivate cioso
companionsbip In tho froat kitchens OF Man
haitian Beach. There are men without number
strolling by in search OF adventure with Il
bored look in their eyes. Some have sought
tho life OF tho beach from the srI,ti of tho city.
4 man With the shrlvilod skin OF a monkey
possesses a fortune In sugar. A dark-eyed
putting It into them; Queer, but his bank
Climb men slowly wander along. They have
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